Family | LAMIACEAE |
Genus species | Hedeoma nana (Torr.) Briq. |
Synonyms | Hedeoma thymoides A.Gray |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 900-2100m |
Description | stems strigose, leaves 3-9mm, ovate to orbiculate, acute, flowers 3-5 in axillary heads, calyx lobes revolute, corolla 8-9mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | LAMIACEAE
nana californica W.S.Stewart, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 115: 29 (1939)
nana macrocalyx W.S.Stewart, ibid.
nana mexicana W.S.Stewart, ibid
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